I don't solder much so all I have is a couple cheap harbour freight 40w soldering irons. The first is old and the tip looks bad so I bought a brand new one, but I am having problems getting the solder to stick. It just balls up and doesnt seem to want to stick very well.
I have tried 2 different generic rosin solders. 1 says lead free and is .8mm the other doesnt say if its lead free or not and is 1mm.
I have tried tinning the tip of the new iron with solder but it just wont take. the solder balls up and drips off. same thing happens with the old iron.
Would 63/37 or 60/40 solder work better? do I need to buy liquid flux? if so what kind and where can I get it?
or is it just not possible to solder with a cheap harbour freight iron?
thanks
I have tried 2 different generic rosin solders. 1 says lead free and is .8mm the other doesnt say if its lead free or not and is 1mm.
I have tried tinning the tip of the new iron with solder but it just wont take. the solder balls up and drips off. same thing happens with the old iron.
Would 63/37 or 60/40 solder work better? do I need to buy liquid flux? if so what kind and where can I get it?
or is it just not possible to solder with a cheap harbour freight iron?
thanks
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